In further news: Marisa Merz (1926-2019); and artists withdraw from Whitney Biennial
From the High Line Plinth to the Whitney Biennial and the Guggenheim, the artist’s sculptures celebrate the architecture of the Black female body
Most works carry a subtle political charge that amounts to a thoughtful critique of the injustice of our times
In further news: Met rejects Sackler gifts; Indigenous Womxn’s Collective protests Warren B. Kanders at Whitney Biennial opening
In further news: decline in arts industry hiring; call for MoMA to divest from private prison companies
In further news: backlash over Serpentine Pavilion architect’s unpaid interns; Whitney Museum hit by further protests
In further news: Decolonize This Place plans 9 weeks of protest ahead of Whitney Biennial; Rothko Chapel to undergo major restoration
The Iraqi-American artist withdrew in protest over the Whitney’s vice chairman Warren B. Kanders and his links to tear gas producers
In further news: documenta artists protest ‘profit-above-everything’ motive; Monir Museum opens in Tehran; Beijing artist on the run over eviction footage
From Hannah Black to Not Surprised, the changes demanded by today’s letter writers are still a long way from being assured
The Emmett Till painting saga continues; Guggenheim Abu Dhabi ‘should be postponed or downsized’ says former director
The work of filmmaker James N. Kienitz Wilkins on the occasion of his inclusion in the 2017 Whitney Biennial film programme
Trisha Brown has died, aged 80; two new appointments at London’s ICA; controversy at the Whitney
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA
London’s V&A acquires a pussyhat, Herzog & de Meuron take on ‘the Batcave’, the Whitney Biennial opens this Friday
Whitney 2017 artist list announced; Helen Marten wins the inaugural Hepworth Prize for sculpture
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA
